Benoit Robichaud | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Yarmouth | |
| In office 1967–1970 | |
| Preceded by | George A. Burridge |
| Succeeded by | Fraser Mooney |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | optometrist |
Benoit Robichaud is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1967 to 1970. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]
Robichaud is a retired optometrist in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1967 election, winning the dual-member Yarmouth riding with Progressive Conservative George A. Snow.[3] In the 1970 election, Robichaud was defeated when Snow finished 33 votes ahead of him to win the second seat, with Liberal Fraser Mooney winning the first.[4] Robichaud ran again in the 1981 election, but lost to Mooney by 479 votes.[5]
References
- ↑ "Electoral History for Yarmouth" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ↑ Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 189. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1967" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1967. p. 79. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1970" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1970. p. 82. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. p. 124. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
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